Matthew 20:2 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) When he had agreed with the workers [on wages] for the usual farm laborer’s pay for a day’s work, he [then] sent them to work in his vineyard. [Note: The coin mentioned here would amount to about $9.00, based on the average farm laborer’s hourly wage in 2005. [National Agricultural Statistics Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Feb. 2005]. This coin also forms the basis for calculating all other monetary references in the New Testament]. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition After agreeing with the laborers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard. American Standard Version (1901) And when he had agreed with the laborers for a shilling a day, he sent them into his vineyard. Common English Bible After he agreed with the workers to pay them a denarion, he sent them into his vineyard. Catholic Public Domain Version Then, having made an agreement with the workers for one denarius per day, he sent them into his vineyard. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And having agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard. |